Jon Auren's descendants, 18th century -

Date: After 1710
Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States
Surnames/tags: Auren Avren Oreen

Contents 1 Source in question 2 Excerpt from source 3 Reconciled 4 What happened? 5 Sources

Source in question

Most of the information found about the descendants of Jonas Auren (1666-1713) has been found in a source which appears to be quite messy.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It is all in the part "Church records: St. Mary Ann' parish, Cecil county" of that document. It is a handwritten copy made around 1892. Its errors are presumably mainly transcription errors.

Hopefully someone can find better support for the data entered in their profiles, or sources that provide different but more credible data. Or add hints where to find such sources.

Excerpt from source

Lines involving the names Auren, Avren, and Avron (plus lines with Dugin related to Sarah Auren Dugin), extracted from the referred source (date format yyyy-mm-dd):

Pages 294-295, image 204:
1709-05-16 was married the Reverend Jones Avren to Keady Justice the Daughter of William Justice & Mary his wife
1711-03-03 was born Benedictes Avren son to Jones Avren Keady his wife
1713-07-09 was born William Avren son to Ditto
1713-08-15 departed this life the Reverend Jones Avren minister from Sudeland
1713-08-29 departed this life Keady Avren wife to the above Jones Avren
1713-09-03 Departed this life William Avren son to Ditto
1738-11-07 was married Benedictes Avren to Sarah Kitely Daughter of John Kitely
1739-10-08 was born Jonas Avren son to Bendictes Avren & Sarah his wife
1740-11-01 was born Henry Avren son to ditto
1744-08-07 was born Thomas Avren son of ditto

1763-11-23 Jonas Avron was Born
1776-09-05 was married Thomas Auron to Keesy Clark
1777-01-12 was born Elizabeth Auren Daughter of Thomas & Keesy Auren his wife
1779-07-23 was born Jonas Auren son of Ditto
1781-03-27 was born William Avren son to Ditto
1783-10-17 was born Kady Avren daughter to ditto

Page 296, image 205:
1785-03-14 was born John Avren son of Ditto
1786-03-07 was born Mary Avren Daughter of Ditto

Page 323, image 218:
1739-10-03 was born James Auran son of Benedictus & Sarah Auran his wife
1740-11-01 Henery Auren the son of ditto was born
1744-08-07 Thomas Auren the son of ditto was born
1766-11-23 Jonas Auren the son of Henry & Catrener his wife was born
1775-02-17 Henry Auren Departed this life
1775-07-18 Jones Auren Departed this life
1775-08-18 Ann Auren Departed this life
1777-05-03 Benedictes Auren Departed this life
1775-01-11 James Dugin was married to Sarah Auren
1776-10-08 was born Ann Dugan the daughter of Ditto
1784-11-17 Sarah Auren Departed this life
1779-01-06 was born Thomas Dugin the son of James Dugin & Sarah his wife
1781-09-03 was born Mary Dugin the Daughter of Ditto
1784-02-09 was born Lady Dugin Daughter of Ditto

Page 325, image 219:
1776-09-03 was married Thos. Auren to Keesy Clark his wife
1778-01-12 was born Elizabeth the daughter of Ditto
1779-07-23 was born Jonas the son of Ditto
1781-03-17 was born William the son of ditto
1783-10-17 was born Lady the daughter of ditto
1785-03-14 was born John the son of Ditto
1786-03-07 was born Mary the Daughter of ditto
1791-06-25 was born Sarah the Daughter of ditto

Page 326, image 220:
1776-09-03 Thomas Auren married Keesy Clark
1778-01-12 was born Elizabeth the Daughter of Ditto
1779-07-23 was born Jonas Avren the son of Ditto
1781-03-27 was born William Avren son of ditto
1783-10-17 was born Leady Auren Daughter of ditto
1785-03-14 was born John Auren son of Ditto
1786-03-07 was born Mary Auren Daughter of Ditto
1791-06-25 ws born Sarah Auren the Daughter of Thomas Auren & Keesy his wife

Reconciled

Reconciling these with facts obtained from sources that were viewed as more trustworthy,^[6][7][8] the following was obtained (* marking where a correction was made):

1710-11-16* Marriage: Jon Auren & Lydia* Justice (daughter of Hans* Justice & Maria Rawson)
1711-03-03 Birth: Benedictus, son of Jon & Lydia*
1713-01-00* Birth: William, son of Jon & Lydia* (middle of January)
1713-02-16* Death: Jon Auren (or 1713-02-17, actually the night between those two dates)
1713-08-29 Death: Lydia* wife of Jon
1713-09-03 Death: William, son of Jon & Lydia*

1738-11-07 Marriage: Benedictus Auren & Sarah Kitely (daughter of John Kitely)
1739-10-08 Birth: Jonas, son of Bendictus & Sarah (or 1739-10-03)
1740-11-01 Birth: Henry, son of Bendictus & Sarah
1744-08-07 Birth: Thomas, son of Bendictus & Sarah. Did they also have daughters Ann and Sarah? See questions below.

1766-11-23 Birth: Jonas, son of Henry & Catrener (or 1763-11-23). When did they marry? Was her name Catrina?

1775-02-17 Death: Henry Auren, son of Bendictus & Sarah
1775-07-18 Death: Jonas Auren, son of Henry & Catrener or son of Bendictus & Sarah?
1775-08-18 Death: Ann Auren. Was she a daughter of Henry & Catrener or a daughter of Bendictus & Sarah? No records have been found of either.
1777-05-03 Death: Benedictus, son of Jon & Lydia*

1775-01-11 Marriage: James Dugin & Sarah Auren. Probably Sarah was a daughter of Benedictus & Sarah without previous records
1776-10-08 Birth: Ann Dugin, daughter of James & Sarah
1779-01-06 Birth: Thomas Dugin, son of James & Sarah
1781-09-03 Birth: Mary Dugin, daughter of James & Sarah
1784-02-09 Birth: Lady Dugin, daughter of James & Sarah (Her name may have been Lydia)

1784-11-17 Death: Sarah Auren (Probably Benedictus' wife rather than James Dugin's)

1776-09-05 Marriage: Thomas Auren & Keesy Clark
1777-01-12 Birth: Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas & Keesy
1779-07-23 Birth: Jonas, son of Thomas & Keesy
1781-03-17 Birth: William, son of Thomas & Keesy (or 1781-03-27)
1783-10-17 Birth: Lydia*, daughter of Thomas & Keesy (or Kady, Lady or Leady)
1785-03-14 Birth: John, son of Thomas & Keesy
1786-03-07 Birth: Mary, daughter of Thomas & Keesy
1791-06-25 Birth: Sarah, daughter of Thomas & Keesy

What happened?

Benedictus Auren lost both his parents at the age of two years. Where did he grow up? Maybe with members of the Justice family. His mother Lydia Justice Auren had several siblings. It is known that one of her brothers took part in the administration of her estate in Cecil county. His original birth record may tell who were his godparents. Maybe they became his foster parents.

Jonas Auren preached both in Raccoon, New Jersey and St. Mary Ann's, Cecil, Maryland. Where did they live? The impression from Erik Björk's records was that he moved to Raccoon, but regarding the birth of his sons and his own death the only records found are from St. Mary Ann's.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-S9ZP-X?cc=2385204 : 10 October 2019), image 204, page 294-295
2. ↑ "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-S9ZG-P?i=204&cc=2385204 : 10 October 2019), image 205, page 296
3. ↑ "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-S9ZL-5?i=217&cc=2385204 : 10 October 2019), image 218, page 323
4. ↑ "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-S9ZP-B?i=218&cc=2385204 : 10 October 2019), image 219, page 325
5. ↑ "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-S9ZL-L?i=219&cc=2385204 : 10 October 2019), image 220, page 326
6. ↑ Craig, Peter S. The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware. (Winter Park, Fla: SAG Publications, 1993), Chapter 6, page 129, item #149, NC-CHAP.org
7. ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101067880433&view=1up&seq=27 Holy Trinity Church (Wilmington, Del.), and Horace Burr. The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del., From 1697 to 1773. [Wilmington]: Historical Society of Delaware, 1890, page 155
8. ↑ Christina Congregation, Trinity Church, Wilmington, Delaware church records, 1750-1889, including Erik Björk's collection of handwritten records 1697-1714, image 52 FamilySearch